Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-08-18

| under the circumstance. Judge jackson
has taken the matter under Amusement.
Attorneys Dol upon the settlement OF the
case as Of great Importance, involving AS
it may the ownership OF vast and valuable
tracts OF land and other property In diiier-
emit sections oil the South.
A number Of Tory Peers threaten to re-
jet the amendments to the land bill
duced in the house OF commons, and es-
pecially the clause providing for a revision
OF judicial rents. They have also warned
the government not to attempt to deal
with the question OF arrears. Tbs attitude
OF these lords has paralyzed the cabinets
action in further amending the land bill to
satisfy the Parnellites.
Judge Lausen. OF the conrt ofthe Queens
bench in Ireland, is dead.
An English engineer says it is probable
the project OF constructing a tunnel under
the English channel between England and
France viii 500 be carried out.
Mr.. Gladstone writes: ut is painful for
me to have my attention called to the at
taeks made upon me by Mr.. Bright. Ny
desire is to bear them in silence, and to re-
member only his patriotism and services,
together with his u~nwavering friendship
down 20 1856"
The Kansas corn crop will not be as
large as anticipated two months ago, the
drouth OF July having materially affected
it in some places, but as n whole unofficial
crop reports are more favorable than it
was thought possible.
DR.. Mcdonnell, a veterinary Surgeon at
Chicago was shot and fatally sounded by
his wife, who afterwards attempted to kill
herself all from jealousy.
The president has appointed Fred NJ.
Miniger to be a captain in the United
States revenue marine service.
The state department is advised that
James II. Duval, a citizen OF the United
States were murdered near Santa Rosa,
Mex, July 9.
Controller Butler says officers OF the
army must disobey orders rather than
violate the statues.
The civil service commission cost for the
last fiscal year $4,000.
Fairchild accepts $500, 600 bonds alto
fat out OF So. 900, 600 offered.
At the lord mayors annual banquet to
the ministers, given at the Mansion House,
Premies Salisbury, in his speech, said:
''The has lone everything to give effect to
the country's mandat to preserve the
unity OF the empire. Extra powers had
been placed at the governments command
and the country had the right to com
plain IL these powars were not used dis
creetly but firmly" This was believed to
signify the government will proclaim the
Irish National league. Regarding Ireland,
he said: Magical results must not be ex-
pected from legislation. Ireland's troubles
are due to q great extent to strong depres-
sion in the conditions ofhuman prosperity
which have been felt even in the wealthy me.
tropolis. While the government hoped much
would result from legislative remedies.
They were conscious they must look more
to the increasing the prosperity OF the
people for the restoration OF the happy
feelings between England and Ireland.
which all SO much desired"
At Charleston. w. Va, Charles Williams
shot and killed James Aidridge at Logan
Court House, recently. He was taken from
Jail by citizens and hanged to a tree.
The rain Of the 10th, which was quite
heavy in st. Paul, was general throughout
the whole Northwest. The fall In the tim
Der districts OF Wisconsin was sufficient to
exsinguish the fires which ave been raging
there. Sergt. Lyons says that the rain in
! all the country tributary to st. Paul has
been quite general. From reports received
at the different railroad offices, the heavi-
est OF the rain was in Northern Wisconsin,
Central and Southern Minnesota. On the
northern and eastern divisions OF the
Omaha the rain was heavy and accom-.
panied by thunder and lightning, continu,
ing ali OF Tuesday night and a part OF
yesterday. The rain extended over the en-.
tire Sioux City division. The Manitoba
reports show that the heaviest rain was
within a radius of $50 niles from st. Paul,
and that in the Red river valley it was
lighter aud not SO general as in other parts
Of the state.
Rev. L. J.. Purdy OF Minneapolis, was
gfruek Inv luhtu1nu lint NOT aeripualv iniuraI
IL is definitely determined that the presi.
dent will leave Washington the last week
in September and go direct to st. LOUIS,
probably by way Of Indianapolis. He will
spend two days at ST. Louis and go from
there to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City,
Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta, reaching
the latter place in time to meet his engage
ment for October, Is. He will 90 by the
ordinary lines of travel between the places
named. and his fixed appointments viii
preclude any divergence from the route to
visit other cities, all invitations outside OF
I will ha We to be declined.
The following pensions have been issued
to Northwesteners: Observation-Disclosures.
| Andrew Johnson New London; Levi An
mis-, Edgerton. Increase-N, illiam Fiske.
Freeborne; Alyar X. Bidley, Clearwater;
Chas. A. lehman, CosInose. Reissue and
inerease-DeBeson, Austin. Nebraska
Originals, invalid-Joseph Forsythe,
Pierce; James r. Fairbank, Ord; John II.
Nichols, (deceased) Gordon; Thos. w.
Cameron, A~insworth. Inerease-Emanuel
| Cutshall, Wymore: Emily o.. Shepard.
Friend; Lemuel A. Mcdonald. Strang.
Visions in-Niles, father OF Russell NJ.
Smith, Eureka. 0riginals-Jas. Meekan,
i. Troy and Phillip Kohl, Ashland; John
Woods, Porterfield; Sartial X. Stephenson,
Sturgeon Bay. Increase-Wm. II. II.
Colidge. Fan Claire; John Haysen, Hub
bity; Vim. Nicholl, New Lisbon; Adam
Barth, Madison; Henry Carman, Cor nners
vile; Sidney Flood, Tomah; Seth W. Ew-
ing, Bob Creek.
Col. Fred Grant and his mother have
been paid S450,O9O by the publisher from
the sale Of Grants Memoirs"
st. Louis French society has been shock.
ed by the marriage OF Frank Barado, OF
one OF the bluest. blooded families, with a
negress.
II. NJ, Flagley, of the Standard Oil CON.
pany, has an income OF 81, 000, 900 a year,
and he is putting much OF it in hotels in
Florida.
The firm OF Henry S. Ives & Co, N. Y.
| has Just notified the stock exchange of its
suspension. There was intense excitement
on the board az soon as the announce
meut was received. Mr.. Cromwell, OF Sulli-
van & Cromwell, has been made assignee.
The liabilities are estimated at $50, 0o0,.
600, with assets slightly in excess of that
mount.
f.. b. Crowles, a lawyer OF New York,
jumped overheard from the steamer Que
bee on the st. Lawrence river, and was
drowned.
Mr.. Blaine has written a letter TO Mr.. T.
d. Sullivan, the lord Mayor OF Dublin,
thanking that gentleman for the distin-
guished honur proposed to be conferred
upon him by rendering him a banquet in
the capitol city. Mr.. Blaine writes he re.
grets exceedingly he will be unable to ac-
cept OF the invitation, as previous engage
ments compel him to leave for the cont.
nent. MIR. Blaine adds that he will never
forget the uniform kindness he has received
during his short ~soiourn in Ireland, which
has not only heightened but increased, il
possible. the great interest he has always
taken in lraland's welfare.
big Jack" Mcmahon, who was in Jail at
st. Cloud, awaiting trial for stealing a
satchel and contents at Sank Center, made
his escape.
DR.. Arnold, Of Rugby, ono thus
wrota in bic iorrpal. GT hoyahaap met